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  • Blue Jays' Alejandro Kirk: Tallies three hits Saturday

    Kirk went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Saturday's 5-4 win against Seattle.

    Kirk was a big part of the Blue Jays' offense in the victory, plating the team's first run with a double in the fourth inning and adding a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The backstop finished with his third three-hit effort of the campaign. The performance moved Kirk's batting average back over the Mendoza line to .214.

  • Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Slugs 16th homer

    Rutschman went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and a walk in a loss to the Athletics on Saturday.

    Rutschman's three-run blast in the seventh inning didn't have much of an impact on the outcome since Oakland still led 17-4 at that point, but it may have been a momentum-shifter personally after he had collected just one hit over his previous 19 at-bats. The long ball also moved him into second place for homers among MLB catchers with 16 on the campaign. Only Oakland's Shea Langeliers -- who hit his 17th homer in the same contest Saturday -- has more home runs among big-league backstops.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Homers again Saturday

    Langeliers went 2-for-6 with a two-run home run, an additional RBI and an additional run in a 19-8 victory versus the Orioles on Saturday.

    Langeliers piled on to a decimation of Baltimore's pitching with a two-run shot to left field in the third inning that gave gave Oakland a 12-0 lead. The backstop had previously notched an RBI single in the second frame. Langeliers has gone deep in two straight contests and in four of his past 10. He leads MLB catchers with 17 long balls on the campaign.

  • Rays' Ben Rortvedt: Idle versus lefty

    Rortvedt isn't in the Rays' lineup for Saturday's game versus Texas, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

    With left-hander Andrew Heaney on the mound for Texas, the lefty-hitting Rortvedt will step out of Tampa Bay's lineup Saturday. Alex Jackson will fill in at catcher and bat ninth.

  • Royals' Freddy Fermin: Racks up three hits

    Fermin went 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Rockies.

    Fermin has three multi-hit efforts over his last eight games, but that's a span that dates back to June 20. The backup catcher is making the most of his opportunities this year, slashing .303/.355/.439 with four home runs, 19 RBI, 24 runs scored and nine doubles over 169 plate appearances. Fermin's reliability has allowed Salvador Perez to rest or serve as designated hitter regularly. Fermin's playing time had declined while Michael Massey was limited to DH duties, but Massey has been cleared to play the field and should see more time at second base in the second half.

  • Jake Rogers C | DET

    Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting again Saturday

    Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

    Rogers has tallied a base hit in three of his last four games, but he will now take a seat for the third time in Detroit's last four contests while Carson Kelly picks up another start behind the plate.

  • Seby Zavala C | SEA

    Mariners' Seby Zavala: Pushed off 40-man

    The Mariners designated Zavala for assignment Saturday.

    Zavala was selected to the active roster Tuesday to provide additional depth behind the plate, and he'll now be pushed back off the 40-man without appearing in a game for Seattle. The 30-year-old backstop passed through waivers unclaimed when he was DFA'd in June, and it's likely he does so again this time around. Emerson Hancock was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma in a corresponding move.

  • Athletics' Shea Langeliers: Knocks homer in loss

    Langeliers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Orioles on Friday.

    Langeliers' seventh-inning, 412-foot shot to center closed the Athletics' deficit to 3-2, which would turn out to be the final score. It was the 16th homer across 75 games -- and third in the last nine -- for Langeliers, who appears very likely to surpass the career-best 22 he slugged last season if he's able to avoid any extended absences.

  • Connor Wong C | BOS

    Red Sox's Connor Wong: Not starting Saturday

    Wong isn't in Boston's lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

    After putting together a 17-game hitting streak, Wong has gone 0-for-7 with three strikeouts over his last two games. He'll get a breather Saturday while Reese McGuire starts behind the dish, batting seventh.

  • Austin Wells C | NYY

    Yankees' Austin Wells: Idle Saturday

    Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.

    Wells will get a breather Saturday after going 2-for-4 with an RBI during a loss in Friday's series opener. Jose Trevino will take over behind the plate and bat seventh.

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